Friction draft-rigging for railway-cars.



J. E'. GCONNOR. FRIOTION DRAFT RIGGNG PGP. RAILWAY GARS. Arrmoulof FILED mmm, 191s.

msnm Mm: 2, 19m.

J. F. o'coxmoR.

FRIGTION DRAFT NG POB. RAILWAY GARS.

' T1011 ILED MAB.14, 1913.

v APPLIOA Patented'ma. z, 1915.

1N VEN TOR.

ATTORNY men; ef 'the draw 'liar the "risticii sliees of the from; set enel the 'friction shoes of the Irear set `are in werlging eetien egeiris eeeli other, the inwar movement of 'lle shoes being resieleely by the spring mechanism 2'?. The sliees of each ee spree-ils .the shoes of lie other set of rie'eion. shoes zhrough @reef sure exei-eel by one set agains the @eher sei; .through the entifrietion rolls 34., the s'aicl pressure being applied te the edges of the seid. shoes. The spring 30 tends to keep the shoes of one set longitudinally separated from the shoes of the other set, and with the plurality of antifrietioh rolls assists in the release action of the friction mechanism ef the draft gear. v

0n forward movement of the draw bei? the draft yoke moves ihe friction shell 25 forwardly, the parte Within the shell being' compressed between the followers, the :lotion x meegegae' of seid parte similar in liiifi ment ef the gear,

' @lei lew eylii'iclerj springs Within the i and friction meelimrism within ey der, the rietien mechanism including sets of opposiely arrange@ annular segmental weflging 'rieion Shoes ami entifrim tion rollers imerposed betrve'en the edjeeee'l; 3e egee ofv said. shoes, chere being :i plurality of rollers between each pair' of acljeeeii's edges and said rellere being arranged Wil-li their axes exeidiiig radially of ythe longen tudnal exis of the cylinder.

JOHN r. @Cor-1eme,

TWitnesses ELEANOR L. NASH, JOHN Aw Meerirwoe 

